Total Crime Rate

238.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 238.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 82.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sheriffs Highway area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 78th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sheriffs Highway (NE9 5PH) in the last 12 months was 238.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% lower than the Bridges average (277.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 82.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheriffs Highway (NE9 5PH), the main crime hotspot is near Prefect Place. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sheriffs Highway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southway Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Prefect Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prefect Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prefect Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prefect Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Florence Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hillside Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hillside Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Baden Powell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Evistones Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadrian Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadrian Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hadrian Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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